Recommend Some Great Spooky R&B or Early Soul

kidinquisitivekidinquisitive 1,627 Posts
edited February 2011 in Strut Central
Here's a few great cheapies to get the thread started in the right direction. They don't have to be spooky sounding per se, but it certainly doesn't hurt.



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  • Some stuff like this is of keen interest as well





    I have no idea why I sold off my copy of that Reuben Bell. Dumb moves-related.

  • I got your spooky.


  • Little Jimmy Ray - You need to fall in love


    A great spooky sounding track is Baby Lloyd- 'Something on your mind' (King). Can't find any audio for it online though... :(

  • OkemOkem 4,617 Posts
    Great thread topic. Going to be a little harder to fill than 'songs with Rive in the title' i would imagine. (file under genres I wish I new more about)

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    Don't know if this is really spooky in any way, but I do find it somewhat other-worldly. (file under Dead Musician / Biggest Future)


  • motown67motown67 4,513 Posts
    Shit, can there be anything better than this


  • leonleon 883 Posts
    motown67 said:
    Shit, can there be anything better than this


    :shreddin_it: :get_on_my_level: :hard_as_fuck:

  • this_____ said:
    Little Jimmy Ray - You need to fall in love


    A great spooky sounding track is Baby Lloyd- 'Something on your mind' (King). Can't find any audio for it online though... :(

    That Little Jimmy Ray track is great, hadn't heard that one before. Baby Lloyd is solid too, kind of in the same camp as that Bobby Byrd I posted. Keep 'em coming folks.

  • olsunolsun 35 Posts


  • buttonbutton 1,475 Posts
    Otis Rush "My Love Will Never Die"

    oh man.... such a face melter

    Curtis Knight "Voodoo Woman"


    Also its not on youtube but the unrelased version of Floyd Dixon's "please don't go" is so killer. Its on a Chess CD-box set from a few years back. A little intrepid googleing should lead you to it.


  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    kidinquisitive said:




    Yes... always gets a reaction when I play it out.





    Feel Like The World - The Isley Brothers
    no YouTubes :(




  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts



  • If this thread turns into a mix, I want it bad. So many good songs...


    :feelin_it:

  • I knew Bassie would come correct. Here's a couple more.




  • barjesus said:
    If this thread turns into a mix, I want it bad. So many good songs...


    :feelin_it:

    http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/66707/

  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts

  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    The_Hook_Up said:
    barjesus said:
    If this thread turns into a mix, I want it bad. So many good songs...


    :feelin_it:

    http://www.soulstrut.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/66707/

    http://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/daptone-jukebox/id303995081


  • ennuiennui 111 Posts
    Can't post any youtubes from work but I thought the "lost" 24 karat black tracks that Numero reissued were very spooky-sounding.

  • DrWuDrWu 4,021 Posts





  • kidinquisitive said:







    I love these.
    Not sure if it would be classed as spooky but I'll always try and shoehorn this song by Montgomery Express into any context... Without doubt one of my favourite tracks ever:

  • Montgomery Express and 24 Karat Black are awesome of course but what I really want to learn about is late 50s-mid 60s. Here's a couple more. Keep them coming, I've already added a couple things to my wants list based on some of your suggestions.




  • buttonbutton 1,475 Posts
    medicine man

  • olsunolsun 35 Posts

  • strataspherestratasphere Blastin' the Nasty 1,035 Posts
    There's several vids for this on youtube.
    Attached files

  • Mr_Lee_PHDMr_Lee_PHD 2,042 Posts
    I LOVE this:


  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    Mr_Lee_PHD said:
    I LOVE this:


    I'm always amazed at the R&B and accidental R&B from Warner Bros. from this era, so many cool pop vocal and teener sides...

  • Reviving this thread for a moment, I just put up a mix along these lines on my blog: http://soulpersuasion.blogspot.com/2011/04/it-was-always-there-i-just-didnt-know.html

    tracklist:
    Ray Agee - Tin Pan Alley (Shirley)
    Little Willie John - My Love-Is (King)
    Lorez Alexandria - Baltimore Oriole (Argo)
    Ronnie Love - Chills & Fever (Dot)
    Electro-Tones - Ghost Train (J-B)
    Van Robinson - I Wanna Know (Top Flight)
    The Robins - Truble (Push)
    Sonny Patterson - Troubles (Vault)
    Delilah - A Worried Feelin (Shirley)
    Preston Love - Cream Dream (United)
    Tarheel Slim & Little Ann - Much Too Late (Fire)
    Bobby Byrd - I'm Just A Nobody (Smash)
    Little Willie John - My Nerves (King)
    Paula Lamont - A Beatle Meets A Ladybug (Loadstone)
    Marion Black - Who Knows (Capsoul)
    Nella Dodds - You Don't Love Me Anymore (Wand)
    Bobby Bland - Deep In My Soul (Duke)

  • overflooverflo 59 Posts
    motown67 said:
    Shit, can there be anything better than this



    Co-signed! & Gino Washington Puppet On A String!

  • grandpa_shiggrandpa_shig 5,799 Posts
    i cant believe theres no youtube of this but the flip side of the don gardner/deedee ford 45 of i need your lovin has the track "tell me" which is super nasty with the church organs.
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